Not Exactly a Startling Conclusion
Instead of doing something remotely productive today, I spent a solid chunk of my evening reading a truly brain-liquefying amount of DC Comics from the mid-sixties.
Admittedly, this was a better way to spend my time than what I did this afternoon, which saw me wandering aimlessly through the saddest video store I've ever been in, wondering if I should shell out three bucks to get a used VHS copy of 9 1/2 Ninjas, which, according to the tagline on the box, was "the first erotic martial arts action comedy."
I still don't know if I made the right choice.
Regardless, I feel like I should point something out about Silver Age DC Comics:

Seriously. Stuff like this happens to Superman all the time, but when the logo on your shirt starts shooting death-rays at your friends, it requires a bit of explanation.
Needless to say, the sequence of events leading to a tragic emblem-laser mishap involves irrigation ditches, meteor showers, red kryptonite, prophetic dreams, talking microbes, a conveniently-located spaceship, and the Parasite, who isn't even in the story.
So, not nearly as complex as Lois Lane's Ren-Faire marriage to a Super-Gnome.
5 Comments:
So did you buy 9 1/2 Ninjas? I remember watching it about 12-14 years ago, and thinking the first half was incredibly funny and the rest totally lame.
5/08/2006 2:03 AM
I can't believe there was any question at all about 9 1/2 ninjas. Are you so poor that you won't be able to afford enough cat food to eat dinner this week if you buy 9 1/2 Ninjas? If so, a) you should spend less time blogging and b) okay, that's a good excuse. There is no other good excuse. None. I don't even have a VCR. I would still buy it on principle.
I love that there's some dude who's all "Oh yeah, I saw that! Here is a brief review!" The Internet is awesome.
5/08/2006 3:47 PM
9 1/2 Ninjas vs. Chris's Wallet: Whose Side Are YOU On?
5/08/2006 5:40 PM
I'm with the Ninjas.
I'm always with the Ninjas.
Unless it's the ninjas vs. Chuck Norris.
Then I have to think about it.
5/08/2006 8:34 PM
Holy crap. I bought 9 1/2 Ninjas for about three times that amount back in about 1992. I wish I'd had your sense and just read some old comic books instead. If I'd invested that $10 in internet stocks, I could have been a billionaire... and then of course wiped out, but a billionaire nonetheless.
5/09/2006 4:29 PM
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